Check Tire Tread Depth With Penny

How To Check Tire Tread Depth With Penny?

It does not matter whether it's the Lincoln's head or George's. These test only give you a rough idea in determining tire tread depth. Though if you must, just know that if you insert both of these coins down and their heads…

All-Terrain Tires Slow You Down

Do All-Terrain Tires Slow You Down?

You can not get a lot of on-performance out of all-terrain tires, as they are not built for that. But still, there are some really unique all-terrain tires, that allow you to go on minor off-road terrains, whilst keeping on-road stability, grip…

Increase Tread Life

How To Increase Tread Life?

So in order to improve your fuel economy, make sure you have the right kind of tire size first of all. And if you do, make sure you get your tires aligned every 6 months, rotated every 5k miles, and properly balanced…

UTQG Rating

What is UTQG Rating?

The UTQG tells you a lot about the tire's traction abilities on wet, and is a way of telling what type of tread it is. Though since the rating is very vague, there's not much you can get out of them, and…

3 Peak Mountain Snowflake Rating

What Are M+S And 3PMSF Ratings?

while tires that have the 3 Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) rating symbol may provide better traction in snowy conditions than tires that have only the Mud and Snow (M+S) rating symbol, they are not as capable as true winter tires in all…

Are All-Terrain Tires Harder To Puncture?

Compared to all-season, all-terrain tires give out a huge difference in durability, as you can not take a passenger tire on sharp rocky terrains. But even these tires are not completely puncture proof, no tire is, though they get as durable as…

Speed rating

Tire Speed Ratings

So, a speed rating is not just about speeds but it tells you about how fast you can take your tire up to. With higher speed rating, the the tire gets better grip so overall handling performance is improved. But with more…

Plastic bottle on tire

Plastic Bottle on a Car Tire (What To Know?)

Though it rarely happens these days and is a thing of the past. It is better to be safe than sorry. It never hurts to know more about such deceits so you can be well prepared in case it happens to you.…

Low profile tires

Do Low Profile Tires Wear Faster?

In conclusion, low profile tires do wear faster than regular or high profile tires, however seeming as that is only the price of their better performance and this disadvantage can easily be rectified by some practical measures on your part -it should…

Noisy Tire

Tires Making Humming Noise (Causes and Solutions)

A rhythmic hum arising from your tires is not something unheard of. People often complain about how this sound creates discomfort and compromises on a smooth ride, but not always understand the reasons behind it, or how to prevent it from happening…